Tips on feeding stuborn BP's

[Jason99]

Can anyone out there give me any advice on feeding my stuborn BP's please? they've not eaen in 4 weeks now last feeds where large mice, now trying to get them on weeners, they'll eat mice but not rats! tried all the tricks....!

[monk90222]

Why not just keep them on mice?

[Freakie_frog]

Why not just keep them on mice?

Feed them what they will eat.

[BT41042]

Yep - Some just won't switch no matter what you try...I'm not a mouse eater fan myself but I do have a few that just won't make the switch so they get lots of mice every week...

[TheMolenater2]

Try soaking him and then feeding.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Here are the possible case scenarios

BP switch to rat in one feeding

BP switch to rats but it take weeks (if your BP are a good body weight you need to practice tough love)

BP will not switch (I have 4 like that it happens)

So be patient and if they do not switch feed what work!

Try soaking him and then feeding.

soaking who the BP or the prey

[TheMolenater2]

The ball python! lol

[Stewart_Reptiles]

The ball python! lol

Handling a BP before feeding can already be stressful enough to lead to a refusal, so soaking a BP prior to feeding is definitely not recommended.

[panthercz]

Try scenting the rat.

Take the rat and put it into a container and fill it with a bunch of *used* mouse bedding. Get the rat all covered in the mouse bedding and then take the rat and try feeding it off to a picky mouse eater.

[TheMolenater2]

Try scenting the rat.

Take the rat and put it into a container and fill it with a bunch of *used* mouse bedding. Get the rat all covered in the mouse bedding and then take the rat and try feeding it off to a picky mouse eater.

I heard rubbing it against a gerbil works too.